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Writing Formal and Informal Letters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a thank-you note and a formal letter of request that included relevant information, such as a return address, date, inside address, proper salutation, body, closing, and signature. They write an imaginary letter to...
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SEQUENCING A STORY WITH PICTURES: TEXT AND TALK

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a graphic organizer. They draw illustrations that show the beginning, middle and end of a trip they took to visit a friend or a relative. They write age-appropriate text to accompany each drawing. They tell...
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Can I Take a Message? A Telephone English Role-play

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers play a game to practice receiving and relaying telephone messages. They are divided into two groups, callers and receivers. Receivers sit facing a wall, callers behind them. When a caller wants to make a call they tap...
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Frosty the Snowman Meets His Demise: An Analogy to Carbon Dating

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars read and discuss an article about carbon dating, then participate in a hands-on lab to discover how carbon dating works. Students also write a letter to a friend explaining the process, and how archeologists use the...
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Hey There, Sports Fans!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the impact that fans have on a sports team. After reading an article, they identify how Chicago Cubs fans are responding to their loss in the playoffs. With a partner, they develop surveys in which they give to family...
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- Making Metaphors with Munchies

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students brainstorm independently first, then ask their best friend on the team, or seat partners, depending on the year & student mix, to add to their list of personal characteristics and/or to name three words they think of...
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Describe My City

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the functions of cities by creating a visual image of their own neighborhood. Students diagram, list, and label the major businesses and cultural areas of the neighborhood where they grew up, then write a letter to...
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Fire Safety Survey

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students collect data regarding fire safety and create a graph. Working in small groups, they administer a survey to family and friends regarding their attitudes toward fire safety. After data has been gathered, students graph their...
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Vietnamese Americans: Voice and Identity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept that one's identity is imposed by others, such as one's family, friends, classmates, society, age, race, gender and socioeconomic status. They assess a poem pertaining to Vietnamese American identity and...
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Celebrate Kwanzaa in the United States

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Students explore and study the celebration of Kwanzaa in which African-Americans remember their heritage and remind people of the importance of sharing with family and friends. They participate in a chant about the seven continents and...
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Generalizations: How Accurate Are They?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine how generalizations can be hurtful and unfair. They devise ways to qualify statements so they avoid stereotyping other people and recognize and modify generalizations. They think about generalizations and stereotypes...
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Deportation and Loss

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss the issues of isolation and deportation as they are related to the Holocaust. After reading a brief passage about deportation and confinement in a concentration camp, 7th graders discuss the feelings involved in...
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Valentine's Day Word Search

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this word search worksheet, students find 14 words related to Valentine's Day. Words include love, heart, candy, flowers, and friends.
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Shopping

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL instructional activity, students role play that they are shopping with a friend. One students plays the costumer and the other plays the store employee.
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Writing Bug: A Summer Away

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this writing worksheet, students read a story starter which asks them what 3 small items they would take to make themselves feel at home if they were going to a friend's house all summer. Students finish the story.
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Comic Book Project

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this Language Arts worksheet, students create a comic book. Students write an outline that includes experiences, family, friends, animals, and superheroes.
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Pond Turtle Maze

For Students 7th - 8th
In this mazes worksheet, students explore the best avenue to assist a pond turtle find its friends by working through an interesting maze.
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Evacuation Worksheet 1

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this evacuation worksheet, students imagine that they have been evacuated from a small town or village. Students write a letter to a friend explaining how they feel.
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Dolphins or Sharks?

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this dolphins and sharks comparison worksheet, learners complete a web on each animal and choose from a list the attributes that fit each one. Students create a poster promoting conservation of our ocean friends.
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Yard Sale

For Students 2nd
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, 2nd graders write out each of the 3 math problems described in transactions between two friends and the toys they bought from each other. Students answer 3 short answer math questions at the...
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The Human Calculator

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students amaze their friends and families with this human calculator trick. For this algebraic lesson, students use the associative property of addition to act as a human calculator and stump their volunteers. The steps to the trick,...
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Learning About Plants- Flowers for a Special Occasion

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore the parts of plants and discover that plants need to grow. In this plant lesson, students discuss the parts of the plant and plant petunias. Students can share their plants with friends or families.
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Electronics: Wants or Needs?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders determine how electronics negatively impact the environment. In this environmental lesson, 3rd graders read the article "Earth Friendly Waste Management", and identify how recycling impacts our environment. Students...
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Making Recycled Paper

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars explore the advantages of recycling paper. In this environmental instructional activity, students produce recycled paper by ripping up paper and putting it into a blender with water to create a mixture. Young scholars use...

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